Board & Commission Profiles

Below you will find detailed information on each state board and commission to which Gov. Inslee has appointment authority. Click below to view the boards -- these profiles will provide you with the detailed information about each board, including board members. You can also view all recently appointed board members.

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Boards and Commissions

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Real Estate Commission

Examines and licenses real estate brokers and salespeople, holds educational conferences, and administer examinations throughout the state.
Board Websitehttp://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/realestatecommission.html
Policy AreaGeneral Government
Governor Appointments6
Total Board Positions7
Statutory AuthorityRCW 18.85.021
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationReimbursement, per diem, $50 day.
Term Length (years)6
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Minimum of two members from eastern Washington; two members from western Washington; with five years experience in selling, operating or managing real estate in this state, or three years in investigative work of a similar nature.

Recreation and Conservation Funding Board

Oversees the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan and provides grants-in-aid to local government and state agencies for purchase of recreation and habitat land and development of recreational facilities. The Board invests with public funds in parks, trails, beaches, boating facilities, wildlife habitat, and natural areas.
Board Websitehttps://rco.wa.gov/boards/recreation-and-conservation-funding-board/members/
Policy AreaNatural Resources and Environment
Governor Appointments5
Total Board Positions8
Statutory AuthorityRCW 79A.25.110
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
Compensation$50, reimbursed for travel and per diem
Term Length (years)3
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Five members of the general public who have an interest and general knowledge of outdoor recreation.

Regents, University of Washington Board of

Governs and oversees the University of Washington. The board supervises, coordinates, manages, and regulates the university, as provided by the state statute.
Board Websitehttps://www.washington.edu/regents/officers/
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments11
Total Board Positions11
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.20.100
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
Compensation
Term Length (years)6
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Nine general public members, one student member, and one full-time or emeritus member of the faculty.

The student member must be selected from a list of candidates, of at least three and not more than five, submitted by the governing body of the associated students. The student member must be a full-time student in good standing at the university at the time of appointment. The student member shall hold the office for a term of one year from the first day of July until the first day of July of the following year or until a successor is appointed and qualified, whichever is later.

The governor shall select the faculty member from a list of candidates, of at least two and not more than five, submitted by the faculty senate. The faculty member shall hold the office for a term of three years from the first day of October and until a successor is appointed and qualified.

Except for the term of the student member and the faculty member, no more than the terms of two members will expire simultaneously on the last day of September in any one year.

Regents, Washington State University Board of

Governs and oversees Washington State University. The board supervises, coordinates, manages, and regulates the university, as provided by the state statute.
Board Websitehttp://regents.wsu.edu/
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments11
Total Board Positions11
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.30.100
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
Compensation
Term Length (years)6
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: The WSU Board of Regents shall consist of 11 members, one of whom shall be a student and one of whom shall be a full-time or emeritus member of the faculty.

The members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and, except for the student member and faculty member, shall hold their offices for a term of six years from the first day of October and until their successors shall be appointed and qualified.

The governor shall select the student member from a list of candidates, of at least three and not more than five, submitted by the governing body of the associated students. The governor shall select the faculty member from a list of candidates, of at least two and not more than five, submitted by the faculty senate. The faculty member shall hold the office for a term of three years from the first day of October and until a successor is appointed and qualified.

Except for the term of the student member and the faculty member, no more than the terms of two members will expire simultaneously on the last day of September in any one year.

Rehabilitation Council, Washington State

Reviews, analyzes, and advises the general vocational rehabilitation program of responsibilities under the Rehabilitation Act. The Council also develops and reviews the preparation of the state plan, the strategic plan, reports, needs assessments, and evaluations in partnership with the general vocational rehabilitation program. It also prepares and submits an annual report to the Governor, the public, and appropriate state and federal interested parties and provides coordination between the general vocational rehabilitation program and the State Independent Living Council and independent living centers.
Board Websitehttps://www.wsrcwa.org/council
Policy AreaHuman Services
Governor Appointments16
Total Board Positions16
Statutory AuthorityExecutive Order 04-04
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationReimbursement, per diem, disability-related expenses
Term Length (years)3
Statutory Term LimitsNo member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms
Member Requirements: At least one representative of the State Independent Living Council, which representative may be the chairperson or other designee of the Council. At least one representative of a parent training and information center established pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. At least one representative of the Client Assistance Program. At least one vocational rehabilitation counselor, with knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member if the counselor is an employee of the state. At least one representative of community rehabilitation program service providers. Four representatives of business, labor, and industry.
Representatives of disability advocacy groups representing a cross section of: individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental disabilities; and parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves or are unable, due to their disability, to represent themselves. Current or former applicants for, or recipients of, vocational rehabilitation services. At least one representative of directors of any vocational rehabilitation services projects operated by Indian tribes on reservations in Washington with Rehabilitation Act funding. At least one representative from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or other state educational agency responsible for the public education of students with disabilities who are eligible to receive services under the Rehabilitation Act or under Part B of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. At least one representative of the state workforce investment board. The Director of the designated state rehabilitation unit, the Department of Social and Health Services' Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, shall be an ex officio member.

Renton Technical College Board of Trustees

Establishes and reviews college policies and oversees the general management of Renton Technical College. The Board also sets the college's strategic direction, approves budgets, and represents the public interest and functions to ensure the basic fiscal integrity of the college.
Board Websitehttps://www.rtc.edu/trustees
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments5
Total Board Positions5
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.50.100
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
CompensationExpenses only
Term Length (years)5
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Three general public members, one member representing business and one member representing labor.

All trustees must be a resident and qualified elector of the college district and may not be an employee of the community and technical college system, a member of the board of directors of any school district, or a member of the governing board of any public or private educational institution.

The governor shall give consideration to geographical diversity, and representing labor, business, women, and racial and ethnic minorities.

Robert Bree Collaborative

Provides a mechanism through which public and private health care purchasers, health carriers, and providers can work together to identity effective means to improve quality health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of care. The collaborative also identifies and reviews certain high-variation or high-utilization health care services in Washington state that do produce better care outcomes for patients. The collaborative also considers and develops strategies that promote improved care outcomes, such as patient decision aids, provider feedback reports, centers of excellence or other provider qualification standards, and research to improve care quality and outcomes.
Board Websitehttps://www.qualityhealth.org/bree/about/members/
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments27
Total Board Positions27
Statutory AuthorityRCW 70.250.050
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationNone
Term Length (years)0
Statutory Term LimitsCommittee has internal term limits within their bylaws. They will notify us when members' terms expire
Member Requirements: Three representatives of self-funded purchasers for employees; Two representatives of health carriers or third party administrators that have the most fully insured and self-funded covered lives in Washington state; One representative of a health maintenance organization having the most fully insured and self-insured covered lives in Washington state; One representative of a national health carrier, chosen from among three nominees submitted by the association of Washington health plans ; Two physicians, one of which is a primary care provider (either a family physician, an internal medicine physician, or a general pediatrician), representing clinics with fewer than 50 physicians, selected from lists of nominees submitted by the Washington state medical association ; Two physicians representing the largest hospital-based physician systems in the state, selected from a list of five nominees submitted jointly by the Washington state medical association and the Washington state hospital association; One osteopathic physician selected from a list of five nominees submitted by the Washington state osteopathic medical association; Three representatives of hospital systems, at least one of which is responsible for quality, submitted from a list of six nominees from the Washington state hospital association; Two representatives of state-purchased health care programs; and One representative of the Puget Sound Health Alliance.